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New Coalition Forms Amid Rising Antisemitism Concerns

11/2/2025

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Summary

Story summary

Rising antisemitism is presented as part of intertwined political and spiritual crises.
Pope Paul VI's Nostra Aetate rejects collective guilt for Jesus' death and affirms the Church's link to Judaism.
A 2023 Franciscan University conference formed the Coalition of Catholics Against Antisemitism.
The author initially questions the coalition's necessity, noting variations in adherence to Church teachings against antisemitism.

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Story summary

Rising antisemitism is presented as part of intertwined political and spiritual crises.
Pope Paul VI's Nostra Aetate rejects collective guilt for Jesus' death and affirms the Church's link to Judaism.
A 2023 Franciscan University conference formed the Coalition of Catholics Against Antisemitism.
The author initially questions the coalition's necessity, noting variations in adherence to Church teachings against antisemitism.